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Goaded by rising floodwaters and the Louisiana governor's evacuation order, residents—including cats in a plastic tub—are escaping in boats and helicopters.

August 31, 2005
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Researchers have found the first reported chimpanzee fossils in Kenya's Rift Valley. The discovery provides the first physical evidence that chimpanzees coexisted with human ancestors in Africa.

August 31, 2005
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Researchers have mapped the genome of the chimpanzee, humans' closest living relative, providing important clues about what makes us human.

August 31, 2005
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Navajo shepherds and a veterinary scientist teamed up to help a rare breed of desert sheep stage a comeback more than a century in the making.

August 30, 2005
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Illegal online trade of live primates and body parts from protected species is running a brisk business, a new report reveals.

August 26, 2005
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Scientists say chimpanzees teach each other new and useful behavior and conform to their group's dominant techniques for performing them—a hallmark of human culture.

August 26, 2005
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A sea turtle protection campaign featuring a scantily clad model has drawn ire from women's rights advocates.

August 25, 2005

An extraordinary proposal to have lions, elephants, and other big African mammals roam wild across the U.S. Great Plains has been slammed by conservation groups.

August 24, 2005

New analysis of mile-thick lava deposits in India suggests a buildup of gases triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have snuffed out the dinosaurs.

August 23, 2005
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Researchers hoping to increase the breeding rate of southern Africa's increasingly rare ground hornbill have taken to feeding abandoned chicks with puppets disguised as the birds' parents.

August 22, 2005
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Clinging to life, hundreds of hippos throng what's left of a river in this new aerial photo from a seven-month airborne survey of Africa.

August 19, 2005
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"Love will find a way," coos the surprise hit movie. But do penguins really have emotions? Animal experts say the issue is anything but black-and-white.

August 19, 2005
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A controversial breeding program designed to boost genetic health has nearly tripled the number of endangered Florida panthers, researchers say.

August 18, 2005
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Yellowstone's grizzlies are likely to be taken off the U.S. endangered list soon, spurring debate over whether the move is triumphant or tragic.

August 18, 2005
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A team of biologists proposes introducing lions, elephants, and other wild animals to replace the giant Ice Age mammals that roamed the U.S. Plains.

August 17, 2005

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